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Dr. Jaymie Sawyer, Vice President of R&D, Transitions to Lead Scientific Advisory Committee

TORONTO, July 13, 2017 /CNW/ - SQI Diagnostics Inc. ("SQI" or the "Company") (TSX-V: SQD; OTCQX: SQIDF), today announced that following a personal decision to return to the USA Dr. Jaymie Sawyer has resigned her full-time responsibilities as Vice President of R&D of the Company, effective 24 July 2017. SQI is excited to also announce that Dr. Sawyer has been engaged as a Scientific Advisor and will serve on SQI's Scientific Advisory Committee to provide on-going scientific expertise to the Company's research and development efforts.

During her seven years as head of R&D, Dr. Sawyer has made valuable contributions to the Company's product development programs and has built a strong and expert team of scientists to continue executing the Company's product development strategy. The Company has launched a search for Dr. Sawyer's replacement and expects to fill the R&D leadership position in the coming weeks.

"We want to thank Dr. Sawyer for the strong leadership she has shown in our R&D initiatives and we very much look forward to working closely with her in her new capacity" said Andrew Morris, CEO of SQI Diagnostics.

About SQI DiagnosticsSQI Diagnostics is a life sciences and diagnostics company that develops clinical grade multiplexed microarray and molecular assays run on its automated instrumentation for the pharmaceutical research, animal health, and clinical diagnostics markets. SQI develops custom research and diagnostic assays that are multiplexed; meaning the simplification, consolidation and automation of many individual tests into one. This increases sample throughput, reduces time, cost and chance for human error, and provides excellent data quality. For more information, please visit sqidiagnostics.com.

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